Berenike BE94 0136 Linen tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0136
Description
Several fragments with self-bands and pile?
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
60
mm
W.
80
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 18.0 | 11.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
Weft sequence: self-band/5 singles/self-band/5 singles etc. 5 singles between each self-band.
Pattern element
self-band
Other features
Frag. 6) Wa: c.50 mm x We: 30 mm. Remains of 7 lines of pile. Pile: thick loops, Z twisted together, 7 mm long. On frag 6) self-bands contain 4 yarns of which 4th may be thicker than other 3 and slightly stronger S spun. Closed loops on pile still surviving. Probably 7 warp threads between exit points of loops, but only visible in one surviving instance. Assuming all these fragments belong together, as seems likely, the self-bands have not been pulled up into loops everywhere, but only in restricted patches.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001